A friend of mine was hosting a clubhouse session on undivided attention. I couldn’t join it and later I sent him a message asking him to share the crux of the session with me. He told me just one thing: “Be intentionally deaf while driving towards your goal.” I found this very sensible and enlightening….
Month: July 2021
day332 – Elatikkandi
I spent my early childhood (about 10 years) at my ancestral home. It was in a remote village and things were much more traditional there. Which in-fact gave me a little exposure to Ayurveda and some basic, popular Ayurvedic medicines. Fast forward ⏩ I had a roommate who had completed his schooling abroad. One day…
day331 – Time witnesses!
I noticed an entrepreneur (quite senior and quite famous) a couple of times, 6-7 years ago during some functions at some star hotels. I literally stalked him, the way he spoke and behaved from a long distance. I truly felt like talking to him and sharing my story with him and, moreover, to get his…
day330 – Facebook nudity
Today is a special day! 🙂 As all my readers know, it’s been 330 days since I have been writing and posting these gratitude notes simultaneously on Facebook and Instagram. But three days back something happened unexpectedly. My content for day 326 was the African philosophy of Ubuntu, and the image I set to post…
day329 – Unity
Three days back we came to know that one of our batchmates in school had a sudden medical emergency and needed a large amount of money to undergo the treatment. We friends coordinated and shared this news through our friends network and we were able to collect the required amount within our network in 3…
day328 – Eugenia liver red
Eugenia is a family of flowering plants. They can be seen across the world, especially in tropical regions. I have been doing little experiments with plants with the help of a friend of mine these days and I bought some beautiful plants of the Eugenia family. Bush-like plants with multiple branches with light green leaves…
day327 – Java script
Today I was trying a little bit of coding in JavaScript. It was so refreshing to me. There was a time when I literally drank, ate and slept programming. Later I took a break from it and explored other areas of expertise which were equally challenging and interesting. The freedom to choose is the beauty…
day326 – Ubuntu
I was listening to a speech given by Barack Obama during his visit to Johannesburg. He referred to the word Ubuntu which means “humanity” in the Nguni Bantu language, it has one more meaning – “I am because we are.” It implies that we are all connected and one can prosper only when others also…
day325 – Guru
When we look at great leaders like Alexander, Chandragupta, Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, Jawaharlal Nehru, Pele, Sachin Tendulkar, Steve Jobs etc. we find that they all had great mentors in their lives who literally made them who they are. A mentor (or in Indian terms a guru) is literally a kingmaker who can foresee…
day324 – Sell with confidence
There is a renowned business coach who’s more like a celebrity in India who has authored many powerful books on selling and building enterprises. Once he met me at a private business gathering. It was during the very early stages of our startup journey and I was not able to afford the entry fee of…